Iben Marie Akerlie (born 5 March 1988) is a Norwegian actress, writer and children's book author who has appeared in several films. She made her debut as an author in autumn 2016 with the children's book Lars is LOL. She is best known for her roles in the TV series Mammon (since 2016) and her title role in Victoria (2013). She has also authored a children's literature novel titled Lars er LOL (2016).[1][2][3][4]

Iden Akerlie
Born5 March 1988
EducationUniversity of Oslo
Occupations
  • actor
  • writer
  • author
Years active2002-present
PartnerJakob Oftebro (2013 – 2017)

Biography

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Akerlie has starred in the short film Bulle barre bor here, which was made by Sirin Eide. In 2001 she played in the film Glasskår , based on Harald Rosenløw Eeg's novel Glasskår where she had a small role as the girl Wendy. In 2013, now as an adult, she played the title role in the feature film Victoria, a film adaptation of Knut Hamsun's novel Victoria. In 2016, she had the role of the prime minister's daughter in season 2 of the NRK series Mammon. The following year she was in TV 2 's crime series Hvor er Thea? In 2017 she was in the film Rett vest and in 2019 De dødes tjern .

 In 2023, she was current in the TV 2 series Innebandykrigerne . Akerlie has also participated in several seasons of the quiz program Alle mot alle on TVNorge , together with her regular partner Alex Rosén. She was also nominated for ARK's children's book award for Sommeren alt sichten i 2022.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Victoria Victoria
2019 Lake of Death Lillian
2020 Mortal Christine

References

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  1. ^ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (3 February 2012). "Iben Akerlie to star in Knut Hamsun adaptation Victoria". Screen. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ ""Mammon"-Iben: – Det er fortsatt jeg som tar bildene når folk stopper Jakob". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Iben Akerlie om truser, Tupac og tårer". Melk & Honning (in Norwegian Bokmål). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (20 July 2017). "Iben Akerlie Cast In 'Mortal'; Levi Meaden Joins 'Breaking In'". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2022.